No Plans for a Superman TV Series on The CW

When Tyler Hoechlin appeared as Superman for the first two episodes of Season 2 of “Supergirl”, fans immediately began talking about the possibility of Superman having his own show on The CW. Unfortunately, according to The CW President Mark Pedowitz, that won’t be happening any time soon.

“Tyler did a great job,” he said following his panel at the Television Critics Association’s press tour on Sunday. “There’s no plan to do a series. There are no plans at the moment for him to return [to Supergirl]. If they wish to have him return, we’d love to have him.”

“I can’t even answer the question yet because at this time there are no plans to do it and there have been no discussions about it,” he said.

Greg Berlanti was a little more optomistic about a Superman TV series starring Tyler Hoechlin. “We’d love to have Tyler back, he’s amazing, he was great in the role. In success, I think all those things are possible. I’m always the guy who says ‘yes’ if there seems to be an appetite for it and the people involved are really nice.”

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As much as I enjoyed seeing Superman back on the small screen, I’m not surprised The CW isn’t going ahead with a series anytime soon. Berlanti and Company already have five series in production, four of which were just renewed. That number could grow to six should Black Lightning get picked up by Fox.

I really liked Tyler as CW Supes. He reminded me more of DCAU Supes (Superman: The Animated Series especially) than he did Chris Reeve Supes. Just wish he had better dialogue and material. My same issues with Brandon Routh. His work on the CW showed me that he had the potential to be an extraordinary Man of Steel. In my opinion, I think if he were to ever be given the chance again in some capacity, he could rival Henry Cavill…

I suspect they also don’t want two Kryptonian shows clashing at the same time… Fear that one show competing against the other, i’m sure some of the villains Supergirl has fought, would also be in the Superman show essentially like what’s happened in Supergirl.

Also with the Justice League and Man of Steel 2, there could be worries that people will relate more to Tyler’s Superman then Henry’s. Which could be why Warner Bros don’t want a series yet.

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October 3: The Adventures of Superboy makes its debut on television in 1988.
October 4: Melissa Benoist, Kara/Supergirl in the 2015 Supergirl TV series, born in Houston, Texas in 1988.
October 6: Britt Ekland, Lara in the Superboy TV series, born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1942.
October 6: One-time Superman comics editor Mike Carlin born.
October 8: Kirk Alyn, star of two serials, Superman and Atom Man vs Superman, born in Oxford New Jersey in 1910.
October 9: Brandon Routh, star of Superman Returns, born in Des Moines, Iowa in 1979.
October 10: Christopher Reeve, star of the Superman films, dies in 2004, aged 52.
October 15: John Hamilton, Perry White in the Adventures of Superman television series, dies in 1958, aged 71.
October 15: Artist Vince Colletta (Supergirl) born.
October 16: Smallville makes its debuts on television in 2001.
October 17: Superman writer and co-creator Jerry Siegel born in 1914.
October 17: Michael McKean, Perry White in the TV series Smallville, born in 1947.
October 17: Margot Kidder, Lois Lane in the Superman films, born in 1948.
October 21: Traditionally recognized as the wedding anniversary of Jonathan and Martha Kent.
October 23: Clark Kent proposes to Lois Lane in Superman #50.
October 25: Mehcad Brooks, Jimmy Olsen in the 2015 Supergirl TV series, born in Austin, Texas in 1980.
October 26: Supergirl TV series makes its debut on television on CBS in 2015.
October 27: Jeff East, young Clark Kent in Superman: The Movie, born in Kansas City in 1957.